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Vos, Hans J. – Journal of Educational Statistics, 1990
An approach is presented to simultaneously optimize decision rules for combinations of elementary decisions through a framework derived from Bayesian decision theory. The developed linear utility model for selection-mastery decisions was applied to a sample of 43 first year medical students to illustrate the procedure. (SLD)
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Decision Making, Equations (Mathematics), Higher Education
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Chuang, David T.; And Others – Journal of Educational Statistics, 1981
Approaches to the determination of cut-scores have used threshold, normal ogive, linear and discrete utility functions. These approaches are examined by investigating conditions on the posterior, likelihood and utility functions required for setting cut-scores in a Bayesian approach. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Criterion Referenced Tests, Cutting Scores, Decision Making